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The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court,the bicameral legislature of the state of New Hampshire. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members coming from 203 legislative districts across the state,created from divisions of the state's counties. On average,each legislator represents about 3,300 residents,which is the smallest lower house representative-to-population ratio in the country.
In 2004,Democrats made large gains in Concord,winning the governorship,adding 30 seats in the House,two seats in the Senate,winning an Executive Council seat in District 5 for the first time since the 1960s,one of many races won by Democrats for the first time in decades.
The New Hampshire Senate is the upper house of the New Hampshire General Court,alongside the lower New Hampshire House of Representatives. The Senate has been meeting since 1784. The Senate consists of 24 members representing Senate districts based on population. There are 14 Republicans and 10 Democrats currently serving in the Senate.
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Angeline A. Kopka was an American realtor and member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. She was of French and Irish descent.
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Michele Kenyette Rayner is an American attorney and politician. She has served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives since 2020,representing District 62 in Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties. She was the first openly lesbian black woman elected to the Florida Legislature,originally representing House District 70.
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Wendy E. N. Thomas is an American microbiologist and politician who served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2018 until 2020,representing Hillsborough County's 21st district,which contains the town of Merrimack. In 2018,Thomas,a local activist and member of the Democratic Party,successfully ran for the New Hampshire House of Representatives,receiving 6.5% of the vote in the multi-member constituency,placing 7th out of the 8 winning candidates. In 2020,Thomas ran for re-election in the 21st district;however,she was defeated in the general election,receiving 6.2% of the vote and placing 10th.
Paul G. LaFlamme,Jr. is an American real estate agent and politician who served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2000 until 2004. A member of the Republican Party,LaFlamme represented part of Nashua. LaFlamme is also the president of Spartans Drum and Bugle Corps.
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In 2023,various special elections were held throughout the year in New Hampshire, mostly to the state's House of Representatives. At 400 members,the state house is the largest state legislative body in the United States,and the fourth largest lower house in the English-speaking world. As members are only paid $100 per year plus travel costs,turnover tends to be frequent,as members resign or die mid-term,resulting in a special election to replace them. According to the Constitution of the State of New Hampshire,if there is a vacancy in the New Hampshire General Court,a special election must be called to fill the vacant seat within 21 days of receiving proof of a vacancy or a request that a vacancy be filled.
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- ↑ "DLCC backs Beauchemin for Hillsborough 3 seat". nashuatelegraph.com. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- 1 2 Downey, K. C. (2023-11-08). "Democrat wins special election for New Hampshire House seat; balance of power now tighter". WMUR. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
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